6 Replies to “Father to a 7-year-old existentialist”

Actually, it’s the opposite. It’s good to remind scientists, philosophers, and adults in general that the sprit of a child is open by default, with no dogma, expectations or other baggage. We should all view the world with innocent eyes.

He was upset by the ending of that film when he first saw it at age five, and he became angry that I showed him the film, as the ending seemed to him to be a cheat. As one who believed that the universe has a moral center, he was quite distressed that the hero got it in the end. I think I should save a re-screening of that film for him till when he’s a little older (say, eight).